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shower moving through the diablo range in milpitas, mt. hamilton getting dusted a little bit. it's raining on 580 and towards tracy and southport. it will be around for an hour. then we'll get ready for total sunshine and cooler weather this morning. 33 to 42 degrees. low 50s at noon. it will be a little brisk this afternoon with temperatures below average. mid-50s. towards 7:00, t stars and dress for 36 to 50 degrees. so far so good, mike. no major issues. we're looking live at the bay bridge toll plaz a we're pretty busy pretty early. no blocking incidents. but we have a little stackup in the cash lanes on either side. if you're using fastrak, a slight delay and hopefully we won't have the metering lights on as early as yesterday. i'll keep an eye on that. quick check of drive times. we're heavy out of the central valley. westbound 580, tracy to dublin.

looking typical here. in the red at 55 minutes. southbound 680, dublin to mission boulevard and northbound 85, 101 to cupertino in the green, 15 minutes. thank you, alexis. oakland unified school teachers ar ready to strike. >> they'll hit the picket lines at 6:30 a.m. union leaders could not reach an agreement with the district during their final attempt at negotiations yesterday. teachers have been working without a contract since 2017 and they want a 12% raise over three years. but the district is offering a compensation package amounting to 8.5% over four years. now the teachers are headed to the picket line. >> abc 7 news reporter anser hassan has the impact it will have on students. >> reporter: good morning, guys. we're been talking to parents all week. a lot of them seem to support the teachers. many will keep their kids at home because they don't want them to cross the picket line. that's not an option for all

families. all schools will be open during the strike. it won't be class as usual. those in the education association does not want parents to send their kids to school because the district loses money if kids don't show up. plans are in place to help families with alternatives. oakland parks and recreation are opening up to 15 rec centers across the city. 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. monday through friday as long as the strike lasts. teachers union will staff the center along with volunteers who will oversee activities and provide food for student who show up. also, the city's public libraries will be open gurusinsur this is transptao transit buses will be impacted. especially those that serve mondayter a middle school, skyline high school and oakland community day school. >> ac transit being a union organization, their drivers have decided not to cross the picket

line. 2/3 of our students take that to arrive here aught monterra. >> that's about eight buses that impact 500 students. coming up at 6:00, we'll have a look at daycare options and churches open to help students during the strike. in oakland, anser hasan, abc 7 news. it will affect school sports programs. all games for spring sports, like baseball, swimming, track and field, they're going to be postponed until the strike ends. playoffs for winter sports will continue as normal. basketball playoff games went on as scheduled. >> ac transit is changing service to schools because of the strike. the affected routes including those at skyline high school and oakland community day school. we have more information on the route changes online at abc7news.com. abc 7 news has team coverage of the oakland teachers strike all day long. coming up in the next half hour, amy hollyfield is live at man

zeta elementary where union officials are expected to speak later this morning. another labor union will rally ahead of what's expected to be tense contract negotiations with the city of san francisco. local 1021 will hold a lunchtime rally at city hall on what will be the first day of contract talks. the goal to highlight the issues facing public service workers and their impact on public services. the union represents more than half of san francisco's city workers, including nurse frs sf general, muni cleaners, librarians and traffic control officers. new this morning, a 91-year-old former san jose priest and convicted sex offender could be in legal trouble once again. >> he's being sued by a minor. that minor alleges that he repeatedly sexually assaulted her in her family's home. matt keller live at the san jose diocese. matt? >> reporter: reggie, the san jose diocese last year named him

as one of 15 priests accused of abusing kids. now he's facing a civil lawsuit. take a look at his photo from megan's law website. according to the san jose mercury news, he was registered as a sex offender in 1983. he was working at our lady starve the sea parish in -- he worked in several parishes until he was permanent lip banned from ministry in 1990. a lawsuit was filed last week alleging he sexually assaulted a minor on five separate occasions between 2011 and 2016. he is 91 years old. he was charged with six counts of committing lewden. no word on if the girl was one of those alleged victims. mercury news says the civil lawsuit does not name the diocese as a defendant. all of this as pope francis called 200 local church leaders

to the vatican to address the abuse scandal. the summit will address their legal responsibilities, accountability to protect kmirn and transparency. it ends on sunday with a mass and a final address by pope francis. matt keller, abc 7 news. new developments on the gas line explosion in san francisco. two people whose apartments were damaged in the fire have now filed a lawsuit. according to the san examiner, they're suing verizon and the contractors. both plaintiffs live in one of the five buildings damaged. workers were installing fiberoptic lines near geary avenue and parker avenue when they hit a gas line. the explosion was a result of the defendant's reckless behavior. a woman accused of carjacking a ups truck and leading police on a chase in san jose now faces eight felony counts. four of them for attempting to murder police officers. 23-year-old joanna mae macy-rogers was shielded from

cameras by her public defender. she began firing a shoun the pursuing deputies car during a violent chase in that ups truck. police shot and killed a male suspect after he ran from the truck toward officers with a gun in hand. it's 15:08 on this thursday. it's 36 in castro valley. 39 in orinda. cool spots in the east bay. we've got 40 in san leandro. the chill hasn't hit you yet. you'll definitely be cooler tomorrow morning. low to mid-40s from novato, san francisco down both sides of the bay shore into san jose and los gatos. 38 in pleasanton. 41 at concord. antioch and livermore. already freezing cold in napa. 32 degrees. frost for you. rey.lo an theards the tle brisk city. it's a dry breeze. no matter what you're doing out and about. exercising or on the bay.

the showers you'll need the sunglasses and it's going to feel cooler than what your phone with the app says outside. low to upper 40s from 8:00 to 10:00 in the east bay valleys. in the 50s. 48 at 8:00 under the stars. the peninsula will be in the 40s until 10:00 and low to mid-50s. look at all that sunshine. transition to stars and 49 at 8:00. our last stop will be the south bay. we start off in the 40s. in between from noon to 6:00. how about 50-degree temperatures. look at all that sunshine. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. we're still looking good this morning. always a couple of exceptions and typically the same areas we're focused on at 5:09 in the morning. very busy. trying to get out of tracy right now. westbound 205 at 580. averaging about 12 miles an hour on 205. down to 10 miles an hour on 580. several miles of stop-and-go traffic. quick check of the south bay.

you've been quiet today. the inbound traffic, northbound 101, it looks like it's moving. but our camera is freezing up a little bit. no incidents to report for all of san jose. thank you, alexis. after seven years of being closed, stockton street in downtown san francisco is reopening. it was closed for construction of the central subway project. during the holidays, the street has been transformed into a winter y stockton and 45 union stockton buses will still run on mason and 5th streets until the frol i bus wires are put >> i'm sure people will be relieved to see that. increasing the number of bike racks across the city. >> the bicycle coalition and district 8 supervisor raphael manned will man wants them to install new bike racks this

year. >> the city already has thousands of racks sitting in a warehouse. we're not asking the city to buy anything new. we're asking them to install what they already have on hand. >> the coalition is also requesting the mta speed up the bike rack request process to three months from the time to request to installation. the mta says it currently aims to install between 500 to 1,000 bike racks across the city every single year. >> who should pay when scooter riders hurt themselves after riding into a pothole? what's what they're trying to figure out right now in oakland. bird, lime, lyft and uber are fighting the city's contract language about liability. the companies say it should be the city's fault if they get hurt from the lousy pavement. the city says they're reviewing the issue and declined further comment. new developments coming in in a southern california murder. we'll tell you what helped

investigators crack the case. the plan state lawmakers are proposing to free up funding for homeless services in california. superstars collide. beyonce and

remember yesterday when we had the chance of wintry weather in the forecast? there you go. that is hail. a small hailstorm delayed a junior varsity softball

scrimmage at a high school inafn the ladies didn't seem to mind whatsoever. then again, they are wearing helmets, some of them. this time of the year, we don't get that ginormous hail. we get that itty bitty pea-sized hail. open everybody enjoyed that. here's what's going to happen monday and tuesday. another chance of widespread rain in the north bay. look how quickly it tapers in the south bay. a quarter inch in the south bay to more than an inch in the north bay. i'll show that you coming up in the seven-day forecast. here's jessica and reggie with more news in the gma first look, authorities in southern california arrested a man for the 1973 murder and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl. they say public awareness and new technology cracked the case. abc news reporter kenneth moton has details. >> in this morning's gma first look, a stunning twist on a cold case that eluded california authorities for 50 years. police arresting this man. 72 years old james allen neal

accused of murdering linda ann o'keefe in 1973 after allegedly abducting her on her walk home from summer school. for decades they've been searching for leads even on twitter sharing photos to put what they know about her disappearance. hoping little details would jog people's memories. usually i ride my bike to school you but dot i god a ride to school. no bike. turquoise van driving up harborview road. brenda will say the van stops next to me a couple of times as i'm walking along. this week, a break in the case. we'll have more on the cutting-edge technology that solved the cold case at 7:00 a.m. i'm kenneth moton, abc news new york. california democrats are putting fort an aggressive plan to reduce homelessness. it would pool currently running state homeless programs into a centralized budget under the

funds would be consolidated from six agencies. this would simplify the aid process for many local governments. >> for many cities, especially the cities who do not have a full-time maybe housing grant writer or planner that can to this, they miss the opportunities. >> current estimates show california's homeless population to be $130,000 people -- 130,000 people. celebrated a birthday that came with a surprise. the reverend dr. amos brown finished the bible study with a song. he knew something was up when h rs cnd the confetti and the giftso celebrate his 78th birthday. >> i hope and wish that people be inspired to get involved and to turn ound the low achievement of black children in this school system. >> a proclamation from mayor

london breed 20th, 2019, amos brown day. the company remodeled the -- >> he looks genuinely surprised. beyonce and jay sdplz were honored at the britt awards taking home the prize. >> they weren't in london, so they accepted their award with this video message and you're going to see in the middle of them a surprise nod to meghan markle. >> ♪ >> thank you so much to the brit award for this incredible honor. you've been so supportive. >> i mean, it's very interesting. at the very end, after thee says a thank you, jay z says you're welcome and they stare at her. >> the brit awards tweeted the clip saying well-played beyonce and jay z. it features the couple in front

of leonardo da vinci's mona lisa. they recreated that with meghan donning a sparkling cwnnd pear nkles looking like a >> i want to know who made that painting or picture. >> right. >> it's really good. >> i have a feeling we'll find out by noon today. >> it looks great. >> he or she will be the hottest artist in america. >> wow. >> stunning, wasn't it? >> yeah. >> it really was. i liked it. >> and awkward and weird. but cool i guess acceptance speech. right? >> yeah. it's art. let's talk about what's going on. we're going to paint -- >> i don't criticize the carters. i don't need the b hive coming after me. >> you're a staunch supporter. >> always. >> we'll paint the sky with a lot of sunshine today. grab the sunglasses. it's going to be brisk outside and put a winter chill in the air. temperatures about 5 to 10 degrees cooler than average.

enjoy dry and milder weekend. rain returns early next week. here's a look at the only game in town. it's nearing mt. hamilton and highway 130 there. a little snow shower that's barely dropping anything. .01 inches per hour. it's going to dust the higher elevations east of san jose. it will be pretty when we wake up in the morning. hopefully we can see it. temperatures at about 54 to 57 degrees this afternoon. still not bad compared to what a lot of the country is dealing with. look at tonight. freezing cold temperatures in the peninsula. the east bay valleys, the north bay. just about everybody in the 30s. the coast and into san francisco. let's go day by day through my accuweather forecast. 54 to 58 today and tomorrow with all day sunshine. we'll have a few more clouds this weekend as slightly milder air starts to push in. we may try to get us to 60 for the first time in a long time inland. around the bay, also on sunday and then the rain train arrives. it's a 2 moderate for all day rain monday and tuesday.

alexis? >> good morning, mike. taking a look at the roads, we don't have any major issues. looking busy at the bay bridge toll plaz a i double checked. we have not gotten official word that the metering lights are on. if i had to put my -- i would say they're probably on. only the carpool lanes are moving through without issues if you're using cash or fastrak, you will have a bit of a weight. going to the cordelia area, eastbound 80 for sassoon valley, that cleared. giving but the thumbs up. southbound 680, walnut creek to dublin, in the green at 13 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco 50 minutes. highway 1 to los gatos, about 23 minutes. johnson & johnson received subpoenas from two government agencies related to the safety of the baby powder products. johnson & johnson is facing a

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was the victim of a hate crime. chicago police will have a news conference later today. number 3, new body camera video between a sddeputy and an armed man. we want to pause it here. if you would like to watch the video, it's on abc7news.com. number 4, a former san jose priest is now the subject of a civil suit alleging that he sexually a busd a minor. the mercury news reports a lawsuit was filed last week alleging her man toro sexually assaulted her in their home between 2011 and 2016. number 5, total sunshine, we'll end up 3 to 8 degrees below average in the mid-50s. number 6, off to a quiet start on the roads today. i wanted to update you on the toll plaza. metering lights officially on as of 5:19 this morning. no significant issues so far. number 7, samsung is showing

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good morning east bay. this is abc 7 mornings. now at 5:30, just one more hour before oakland unified school teachers go on strike. "empire" actor jussie smollett is in custody. police expected to release more details this morning. ryan coogler has news for

young men after black panther goes up for several awards. it is thursday, february 21st. >> thanks for being here. we're going to start with a look at the weather. meteorologist mike nicco is here. >> a little quieter on our front. there is one lone wintry shower moving to the east of mt. ham l hamilton right now. more rain in the central valley on highway 5. watch out patterson to tracy. the altamont pass could be slick from the rain that fell just about an hour ago. and look at this. the clouds cleared overnight. the temperatures dropped. it's going to be a brisk day today with total sunshine. stepping out, though, 33 inland with 42 to 43 around the bay and the coast. right around 51 to 52 at noon and 53 to 56. if you're energized by the sun, have a good day. it's your day. alexis. >> thanks, mike. overall, looking pretty good. we have one new issue to talk about in walnut creek.

southbound 680, a lot of brake lights here. we have a collision reported around north main which is where the camera is. i have seen flashing lights by emergency crews come through the area. but details not too clear at the moment. sounds like someone ran into someone. but they don't know where the vehicle went. i'll have an update in ten minutes. drive times are looking good. about a ten-minute drive across the bay bridge. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, still in the green at nine minutes. alexis, thank you. developing news in the east bay. teachers in oakland getting ready to strike in about an hour. they're going to raise their picket signs. >> it is the latest strike over classroom conditions and pay. we want to begin with abc news reporter amy hollyfield. she's live in oakland. amy? >> reporter: hi, jessica. students arriving to school

today will see their teachers out on the picket lines, not inside in the classroom. they're going to picket until about 10:30 this morning. then they'll take the demonstration downtown for a rally. they're going to march on broadway to the district offers. they're fighting for a living wage and smaller class sizes. they want a 12% raise. in a last minute negotiating session yesterday, the district offered 7% and a one-time 1.5% bonus. teachers say that isn't enough. schools will be open, but teacheser won't be here. >> oakland educators united with parents, students and communities will stand at the picket line at 86 school sites. >> there will be staff ready to go. we wt our dsschool. >> reporter: so yes, the schools will be open. the school district says

students will have amended schedules and consolidated classes during the strike. they've hired some substitute teachers and will send employees from the central office to help in the schools. students will get an unexcused absence if they aren't in class. another negotiating session set for tomorrow morning. the union has said that it hopes this will be a short strike. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. in an unprecedented move, three dozen oakland principals traveled to sacramento to deliver a message to lawmakers. >> they asked for more funding ahead of today satisfies teachers strike. yesterday the principals laid out requests. increase in california's per pupil spending. forgiveness of the $36 million debt from state loan and revision of charter law. >> people do take this seriously. we're drastically overfunding prisons compared to school.

>> state superintendent tony thurmond was receptive. he is asking for $5 billion in additional funding for k through 12 education across the state. that will not stop the strike in oakland today. keep up to date on this developing story by downloading our abc 7 news a.m. and enabling push alerts. we'll let you know as soon as an agreement is reached. now to our breaking news this morning. jussie smollett has been arrested. smollett surrendered to police at 5:15 a.m. chicago time without incident and is now in the custody of detectives. the santa rosa native faces felony charges stemming from accusations he made up a story about being the victim of a hate crime. smollett spoke with robin roberts. the actor dismissed the notion that he made up the story. abc news legal analyst dan abrams expects that to be used by prosecutors. >> your interview is going to be evidence in this case. that sort of locks him in there to a particular account.

when you watch, god, it's hard to watch that again. him saying -- now talking about how anyone who would ever make something up like this, et cetera. >> chicago police say they're going to hold a briefing at 7:00 a.m. our time to update the media. abc news will have live coverage of that news conference in a special report when that happens. we do he new surveillance video this morning. it shows the two brothers linked to the assault on smollett. they're seen in the video with several items, including a red hat, black ski mask and gloves. all items allegedly used in the attack on the "empire" actor. the brothers claimed smollett paid them to stage the assault. this morning, we're learning more about a deputy involved shooting in the north bay. body camera video captured the deadly encounter between a napa county deputy and a driver who shot at her. you may find the v we're about to show you disturbing. >> roll down the window. roll down the window.

>> shots fired. >> deputy riley jarecki immediately returned fire and killed javier hernandez morales. this happened sunday night. the deputy was not hurt. >> she responded accordingly. we are proud. poise and composure through this event. and her fight to save her life. >> investigators say the deputy was checking on hernandez morales after seeing his car parked along a rural road. hernandez morales was arrested several times in the past, including assaulting a police officer. the deputy is a third generation member of the napa county sheriff's office. happening today, a d.c. coast guard lieutenant is kmarjd with plotting a mass domestic terror attack. christopher paul hasan is

accused of targeting high-profile politicians and journalists in ab an attempt to establish a quote white homeland. he created an excel sheet of targets. including nancy pelosi and kamala harris. he had a stockpile of hand guns and sniper rifles. joseph clark, an assistant professor of political science believes it's part of a larger -- to crackdown on dough mess tech terrorism. >> by americans, against americans is the larger threat we face. is the more likely threat and it may be the more serious threat. he had grand plans. >> hasan is facing drug and weapons charges. a democratic divide. senator harris does not support beto o'rourke's call to tear down the border wall. the 2020 presidential candidate made the statement on the dailey show last night. she told the host trevor noah, she doesn't approve of president

trump's policies but supports smart border security. beto o'rourke appeared on m msnbc saying he would tear down the wall in el paso if he could. you're never more than 7 minutes away from from. look at that. we've rebounded to cool temperatures. 14 degrees cooler. on the peninsula, 37 in menlo park. everybody else 40 to 44 degrees. half moon bay at 49 degrees. we've got 45 at san rafael. san francisco 44. the east bay shore into the south bay, low to mid-40s. until los gatos, 37. look at san ramon. 33. freezing cold at 32. pretty close in fairfield. 34. your commute this morning is ni dry. e bay.he chilln not quite as much as it was yesterday when we had that small craft advisory. let's go through the 12-hour planner. in the east bay, everybody in

the 40s by 8:00. nearing 50 at 10:00 and 54 to 57 this afternoon. down to 49 under the stars at 8:00. north bay, little cooler. 80s at 3:00. 40s at 10:00 and 54 to 56 from noon to 4:00. under the stars we drop down quickly to 45 at 8:00. look at all the sunshine in san francisco. 48 at 10:00 and then in the low to mid-50s from noon through 8:00. even colder temperatures tonight and the weekend trending drier. that's coming up. first, looks like it's getting busy. you say even quicker nowadays. at least at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> the last couple of days. a couple crashes caused that. we didn't have anything blocking. folks just trying to get an early start. a backup southbound 680. they updated the location north of the 24 split. we have a collision and chp says they're blocking the left lane. that's starting to cause delay. i'll show you that on the

traffic maps, too. it's not too long yet. it hasn't made it to the 242 split out of concord. but that is backing up into pleasant hill. you can use pleasant hill road for a detour. a quick check of mass transit. 36 b.a.r.t. trains in service. no delays for you. ac transit has service changes due to the oakland teachers strike. no montero middle school service and the skyline high school and oakland community day school, will not enter the two campuses. normal service, no delays for vta. artists working together to build a better bay area. the project they're taking on in san jose. >> also, black panther breaking barriers. the first superhero movie nominated at the oscars. there are moments in life that leave a lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours,

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i want to look at vegas, yes. this is las vegas. look at all that snow that fell yesterday. this is for real. look at how fat the flakes are. this is the second time snow has fallen in las vegas this week. last night more than an 1.5 inches fell on western edge of the las vegas valley. they had tourists and locals snapping selfies and recording video. las vegas sees snow about once

every five years. you're good for ten years now? maybe? we'll have to wait and see. winter storm warnings. unusual weather in the mountains east ofdiego. another 16 inches of snow possible above 6,000 feet. and down in the lower elevations, we've got mid to upper 50s. pretty much the same thing in the central valley and the coast. look at eureka. yosemite with snow showers and light showers owe we get back to freezing tomorrow. there's a chance of light snow showers sunday and light to moderate snow showers monday and tuesday. >> black panther director and oakland native ryan coogler and actor michael b. jordan spoke on day two of my brothers keeper in oakland. they said that young men working together is the key to creating a powerful storstory. >> anything that has the potential of existing long after you're gone from this place, you

got to do it with other people. >> look to your left and to your right and behind you. those are people -- those are your peers. they're talented. get to know them. >> my brothers keeper was founded by president obama to close opportunity gaps facing young men of color. coogler and jordan's movie is up for best picture at the oscars. the groundbreaking movie is breaking barriers in hollywood. >> it is the first of its kind to be nominated for an oscar. black panther has seven nominatio nominations, including best costume design. ruthie carter was the creative force behind the costumes in the fictional kingdom of wakanda. she would be the first african american to win in that category if she wins. >> that it got nominated is a phenomenon thing. that's not even describing the importance of the inclusiveness of black panther for the fact that it's a superhero movie or the fact that it's a marvel movie. it's making history across the

board. >> as you heard there, black pen they are is the first superhero of african descent in comics. the first one to be nominated. dion lim will be in hollywood for the oscars. she'll cover the preparations you can only watch the oscars on abc 7. the awards will be handed out at 5:00 on sunday. in the south bay, a hundred artists are building a better bay area one brush stroke at a time. >> a new mural going up in downtown san jose. the 100 block sj project is perking up people as they walk through a once gray alleyway. soon, each space will get a splash of color from a different artist. 90% of the artists are local and a lot of them are working from sunup to sundown. we talked to the project manager, aaron salazar who founded the startup. the exhibition district. she said it's more than just paint. it actually protects the community. >> looks like people are here and they love and care about

this alleyway. it becomes a little bit safer, the perception of safety is much higher. >> each artist will be paid $300 for their very detailed work and the big unveiling is set for march 1st. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. what issues do you see where you live. you can make it better. use the #on social media to join the conversation. >> it's going to be beautiful when they unveil it. >> i live in the mission. i have a ton of murals. it made a big difference. when you're walking around. >> very talented. >> a little color. it's nice to see a pop of color. >> personality. absolutely love it. >> they need to come to my house it needs to be painted. >> get murals on there. could be weather-related. >> a big cloud. >> let's talk about what's going on weatherwise. 5:. il watching that snow shower a.

could clip hollister as it slides directly south. more likely rain mixed with snow. a little bit of light rain. here's a look at san jose. temperatures about 40 degrees right now. it will be sunny and chilly this afternoon. temperatures below average. stars come out and more areas freeze tonight. each colder than this morning. then possibly colder than the first two days this week were cold. rain early next week. get your umbrellas out then. 54 to 57 degrees this afternoon. lakeport cooler at 50. of course with the breezes they'll feel cooler than that. tonight, 20s in lakeport, cloverdale. ukiah 31. santa rosa and livermore. we have freezing conditions there. morgan hill at 30. redwood city at 32. everybody else in the mid to upper 30s. until san francisco at 42 degrees. let's go through the accuweather seven-day forecast. not as breezy tomorrow. temperatures about the same as

today. because we're going to start off cooler tomorrow morning. about 54 to 58. we'll try to reach 60 saturday and sunday with a few more clouds. but the rain, it's a 2 moderate on the storm impact scale for monday and tuesday. commute is not going to be good then. how about now, alexis? >> overall, pretty good. in recovery mode at walnut creek. crash occurred quickly on southbound 680. it was briefly blocking the left lane. they've moved it off to the olympic boulevard off ramp. i know this is a stretch where it doesn't take too much to create a backup there. hopefully we did get that clear early enough that it can recover. westbound 205 to 580, heavy out of tracy. about seven miles per hour on 205. 14 miles an hour once you make it to 580. we have reports of a minor crash on the shoulder. 205 and mountain house parkway. these drive times are looking good. richmond-san rafael bridge, seven minutes. westbound 92 across the san

mateo bridge. that's looking good. westbound 84, should take you about nine minutes. >> thanks alexis. tinder is set to expand the bay area footprint. the business journal reports that the dating app company is moving into a 30,000 square foot property three blocks from the cal trans station. tinder is based in hollywood. it set up shop in silicon valley to attract for tech talent. it estimates that tinder could grow the bay area office to more than 150 employees. lyft plans to announce a public offering in about three weeks. the company expects to be valued between $20 billion and $25 billion. the san anscbase ride iling company wod be the first ride hailing company to go public. uber still needs several more weeks before its ipo is ready. the reason officials at a popular national park forced to put tractors in wild cacti. a south bay coffee shop

getting lots of attention for what the servers are wearing. a live look

must be a lucky year. the chinese new year not threatened by wet weather. we start off with 53. once the sunsets, we drop to 48 degrees. have a great time. thank you, mike. in the south bay, a drive-by coffee shop is making n's not b

the menu. the name of the shop is pink panthers. baristas serve customers dressed in bikini tops and daisy dukes. many people like it, but some say it's too much for a town like campbell. >> it shouldn't be in a suburban neighborhoo. >> okay with me. i didn't know that's what they were wearing. >> were you surprised? >> yes, i was. >> it's a little cold to be dressed out like that, but i mean, if the girls are comfortable with it, it's a free market. that's what america is about. >> officials say as long as there's no nudity, the business is in compliance. the customers aren't pleased, there are plenty of other coffee shops nearby. oakland mayor libby schaaf will join the united way to kick off tax prep services for low to moderate income finances. it will help people earned less than $55,000 per year to file their taxes. it will help them access the state earned income tax credit.

the united way has free tax prep all across the bay area for irs preparers who volunteer their time. overall, a pretty quiet morning on the roads. a spot not too quiet, the bay bridge toll aza.igsn at 5:21 th morning. fastrak and cash users have a slowdown. a quick check of drive times. westbound 80, highway 4 to get to the maze, that's looking good. 21 minutes for you. once you make it through the metering lights across the bridge into san francisco, slight delays there. stop-and-go traffic at 13 minutes. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, that looks great in the green at nine minutes. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> alexis, thank you. here's a look at the rain season. we're 100% or better in all of the reporting stations. the storms looking more active. especially up in the north bay. look at all this light to moderate rain. it tries to push down into the

south bay at 7:00. but then the front stalls during the overnight hours and more rain hits the central and northern part of the bay. it focuses on the north bay tuesday. let me show you the discrepancy. it's ginormous. the south bay gets big-time rain and quarter of an inch there. half inch in richmond. then we get more than an inch and a half to nearly 1.75 inches in the north bay. this could slide back ar forth at 100 miles or so in the next couple of days. right now, that's quite a difference in the forecast. 2 up in the north bay, barely a 1 in the south bay. mike, thank you. nike's first colin kaepernick jersey is sold out. the former 49ers quarterback tweeted this video yesterday. kaepernick has had an endorsement deal with nike since september. the jersey features a silver 7. some people say it looks like a raiders jersey. the jersey was being sold for

150 bucks. shoppers who still want one, they can join a waiting list to be notified when nike restocks the jersey. kaepernick is known for kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality. he has been a free agent since 2017 and just last week kaepernick settled a collusion case against the nfl. some good news for new and expectant parents. walmart is hosting a baby savings day. parents can check out demonstrations on car seats. experts will be on hand to give advice on choosing the right products. there will be samples and coupons. next at 6:00, counting down to the oakland teachers strike. we're live with the failed last-ditch effort to keep teachers on the job. what to expect this morning. san jose priest who is a convicted sex offender could be in more legal trouble. the new lawsuit filed against him as t

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right now at 6:00, oakland teachers preparing to strike. >> they will start picketing in 30 minutes from now as they continue to demand a significant raise from oakland unified. good morning. it's thursday, february 21st. >> we'll have that story in a moment. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let's kick things off with mike nicco. >> thank you, jessica, reggie. hi everybody. i'm going to start by tracking this snow shower that's moving to the east of mt. hamilton. it's the only game in town and it's sliding to the south. it may clip gilroy and possibly hollister later on with some light rain. as far as us, total sunshine and cool and dry winter air. 33 to 42. it's deaf thitly cooler this morning. grab the heavier coat. by noon, around 51 to 52. 53 to 56. it sounds refreshing but it's still